Babylonian and Assyrian Literature eBook

the strong King,
16 King of all the four zones of the Sun (and) of
multitudes
of men, the marcher
over
17 the whole world; Son of Assur-natsir-pal, the
supreme
hero, who his heroism
over the gods
18 has made good and has caused all the world[2]
to kiss
his feet;

[Footnote 1: Or, “fertility.”]

[Footnote 2: Or, “the countries the whole
of them.”]

FACE B

19 the noble offspring of Tiglath-Adar 20 who
has laid his yoke upon all lands hostile to him, and
21 has swept (them) like a whirlwind. 22 At the
beginning of my reign; when on the throne 23 of
royalty mightily I had seated myself, the chariots
24 of my host I collected. Into the lowlands[1]
of the country
of ’Sime’si
25 I descended. The city of Aridu, the strong
city 26 of Ninni, I took. In my first year
27 the Euphrates in its flood I crossed. To
the sea of the
setting sun[2]
28 I went. My weapons on the sea I rested.
Victims 29 for my gods I took.[3] To mount Amanus
[4] I went up. 30 Logs of cedar-wood and pine-wood
I cut. To 31 the country of Lallar I ascended.
An image of my Royalty
in the midst (of it)
I erected.
32 In my second year to the city of Tel-Barsip I
approached.
The cities
33 of Akhuni the son of Adin I captured. In
his city I shut
him up. The Euphrates
34 in its flood I crossed. The city of Dahigu,
a choice city
of the Hittites
35 together with the cities which (were) dependent
upon it I
captured. In my
third year Akhuni
36 the son of Adin, from the face of my mighty weapons
fled,
and the city of Tel-Barsip,

[Footnote 1: Or, “the descendings.”]

[Footnote 2: That is, the Mediterranean.]

[Footnote 3: Namely, in sacrifice.]

[Footnote 4: “Khamanu” in Assyrian.]

FACE C

37 his royal city, he fortified. The Euphrates
I crossed. 38 The city unto Assyria I restored.
I took it. (The town)
which (is) on the further
side
39 of the Euphrates which (is) upon the river ’Sagurri,
which
the Kings
40 of the Hittites call the city of Pitru,[1] 41
for myself I took. At my return 42 into the
lowlands of the country of Alzi I descended. The
country of Alzi I conquered.
43 The countries of Dayaeni (and) Elam, (and) the
city of
Arzascunu, the royal
city
44 of Arame of the country of the Armenians, the
country
of Gozan (and) the country
of Khupuscia.
45 During the eponymy of Dayan-Assur from the city
of
Nineveh I departed.
The Euphrates
46 in its upper part I crossed. After Akhuni
the son of Adin
I went.
47 The heights on the banks of the Euphrates as
his stronghold
he made.